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3.13.25 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
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news from in and around Washington County. Your reader today
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is Amy June's Timmony. We begin with the addition dated Wednesday,
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March twelfth, twenty twenty five. As a reminder, Lady Ali
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is a reading service intended for people who are blind
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or have other disabilities that make it difficult to read
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printed material. A roaring tribute by Jane breed Kline, March twelfth,
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twenty twenty five. ATV's four wheelers side by side the
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motorcycles line the streets of Perryville to honor and remember
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a eleven year old Benton Lester, who was tragically killed
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in an ATV accident. Lester loved the outdoors in riding
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all terrain vehicles. More than one hundred vehicles lined the
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streets outside the church and along the funeral procession route
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to honor Lester's quote final ride. As the family exited
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the church, riders started their vehicles and read the engines
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in a roaring tribute as the casket passed by. In
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addition to the sound of rubbing engines, church bells could
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be heard ringing throughout Perryville. Many of the writers joined
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the funeral procession to Deep Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, where
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Lester was related to rest. According to the Washington County
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Sheriff's Department, Lester's ATV fell off the edge of Deep
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Creek Road near the family home in Mackville before colliding
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with a coulvert on Friday, February twenty eighth. He was
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later found by a family member. He was airlifted to
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the University of Kentucky Medical Center, where the Fayette County
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Coroner confirmed that Benton had died due to his injuries.
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Speaker 2: Quote. He was just doing what he loved, said.
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Speaker 1: Jordan Simpson, pastor a Unity Baptist church where the Lester
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family attended.
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Speaker 2: Simpson, who was not with the family at the scene
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and later.
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Speaker 1: At the hospital, said that Benton was responsive before being
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loaded into the air ebac.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: He was able to tell his family he loved them.
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He told his grandma to tell everyone he loves them,
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and he was able to talk to his mama end
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of quote, said Simpson. The family is keeping faith. They
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are still trying to wrap their heads around all that happened.
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End of quote. Simpson said on Thursday. Quote, it was
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like someone let the air out of the room when
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we found out. He said, it was devastating.
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Speaker 2: It was a shock. End of quote.
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Speaker 1: Simpson recalled memories of Benton, sharing that Benton loved the outdoors,
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enjoyed hunting and fishing, and often interacted with older community
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members at local stockyards. I like to say quote that
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Benton was a seventy year old man trapped in an
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eleven year old's body. He had his own seat at
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the stockyards. He'd get up there with old farmers and
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did with them. He could talk on an adult level,
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and he loves swapping stories.
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Speaker 2: End of quote.
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Speaker 1: As the family navigates an unimaginable loss, Simpson said they
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hope that Benton's story changes someone else's life.
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Speaker 2: Quote. I think it's.
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Speaker 1: Fair that after a family's been through that kind of tragedy,
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the least we can do is share that message that
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they're there is hope through Christ end of quote, said Simpson.
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Addressing the grief felt throughout the community, Simpson said, quote
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Jesus didn't say everything happens for a reason. He said,
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I'm with you in everything, and that's what we're clinging
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to right now.
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Speaker 2: End of quote.
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Speaker 1: A memorial account has been established at Farmer's National Bank.
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Contributions could be made to Stephen or Savannah Lester by
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mailing checks to.
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Speaker 2: FNB p O.
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Speaker 1: Box two eight two, Perryville, Kentucky four zero four six eight.
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Nelson County Sheriff chief deputy indicted over whistleblower case by
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Peter W. Zbaddie Paxton Media Group March twelfth, twenty twenty five.
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Nelson County Sheriff from Ome Piania and his chief deputy,
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Brandon Bryan, were indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on
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a series of felonies in the fallout from charges that
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they discriminated against Deputies E Injustice and Will Purduct for
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their roles with a greater Hardened Counting Arcotics Task Force.
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The case is being investigated by Kentucky State Police Post
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four and Detective Blake Owens, and is being prosecuted by
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Bullet County Commonwealth's Attorney Amanda Hernandez Trapman. In all, Brian
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is hit with eight charges, including five felonies, while Pianora
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is facing six charges, three of which are felonies. Detectives
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E Injustice and Will Purdham filed a verified complaint in
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February alleging that they were retaliated against after reporting the
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Chief Deputy Brandon Bryan for allectedly.
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Speaker 2: Breaking the law.
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Speaker 1: Justice and Purdam claimed the report that Pianora pulled them
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off a task force and prevented them from working overtime.
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Justice and Purdam are now suing for damages, including lost wages.
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The pseudo ledges Brian illegally sold three vehicles from a
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joint Greater Hardened County and Narcotics Task Force ghc NTS
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and Nelson County Evidence Warehouse. These vehicles were awarded to
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the Sheriff's office during drug forfeiture. The vehicles were sold
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privately and not a good public auction as is required
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by law, and allegedly sold them for less than market value.
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Justice states in the suit that he approached Brian Pionora,
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his department evidence technician, and his Department CFO about the
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illegal activity. Both Pianora and Brian are charged with felony
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abuse of public trust more than ten thousand dollars but
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less than one hundred thousand dollars, as well as two
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felony counts of stept by deception ten thousand dollars or more.
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In addition, both men are charged with misdemeanor charges of
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official misconduct and two charges of violating.
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Speaker 2: State whistleglower laws.
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Speaker 1: Brian also faces two additional felony charges of second degree forgery.
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Pianora and Brian are scheduled for an arrangement hearing at
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two pm March twentieth in Nelson's Court. Their bond will
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be set at that date. Nelson County Judge Executive Tim
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Hutchins issued a statement Friday morning about the case.
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Speaker 2: Quote. I have received several.
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Speaker 1: Media requests for comment, and as the chief elected official
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in Nelson County, I take the responsibility of governing and
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the administration of county resources very seriously. The trust of
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the people whom we are elected to represent is the
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bedrock of our republic. I await the findings of truth
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from the judicial proceedings and will have no further comment
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until that time.
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Speaker 2: End of quote.
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Speaker 1: Fatal collision on Kentucky five fifty five in Washington County
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March twelfth, twenty twenty five.
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Speaker 2: By Jay R.
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Speaker 1: Klein, A lawrenceburg Man was killed and two others seriously
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injured in a two vehicle collision on Kentucky five point
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fifty five of March sixth, twenty twenty five at about
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six thirty am. The preliminary investigation by the Kentucky State
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Police revealed that James Drury of Lawrenceburg was traveling south
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on Kentucky five point fifty five and a twenty fifteen
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jeep Wrangler when he lost control of his vehicle due
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to ice on the roadway at a bridge crossing. According
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to a KSP report, Drury struck the bridge's guardbrail multiple times,
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which damaged and disabled his vehicle's steering. With no control
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of his vehicle, he crossed the center line into the
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northbound lane when he collided head on with the twenty
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twenty four F one to fifty operated by David Waldridge
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twenty six of Bardstown. Drury was pronounced deceased at the
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scene by the Washington County Corner. Waldridge and a passenger
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in his vehicle, Dustin Pulley, thirty two of Campbellsville, sustained
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serious injuries during the collision and were transported to local hospitals.
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KSP Posts fifteen troopers were assisted at the scene by
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the Washington County Sheriff's Department, Bardstown Police Department, Willisburg Fire Department,
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Washington County MS Washington County Corner and the Kentucky State
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Highway Department. Detective Weston Sullivan and Troopert Trebort Sacracy continue
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the investigation of the collision. Moving on to some obituaries,
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Nancy Barnett Black eighty Nancy K. Barnett Black, age eighty,
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of Springfield, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March sixth,
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twenty twenty five, at four nineteen pm.
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Speaker 2: At the Willows in Harrisburg.
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Speaker 1: She was born in Orange County, Indiana, on May thirteenth,
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nineteen forty four, to the late Frank E. And Mary
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lou sille Lane Barnett. She was a member of the
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Thompsonsville Baptist Church, where she served as a pianist and
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organist for several years. Nancy was a nineteen sixty two
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graduate of Paoba, Indiana High School and was a graduate
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of the Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. She was
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a retired teacher, having taught the health careers program at
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the Marion.
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Speaker 2: County Vocational School.
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Speaker 1: After retiring from teaching, she was employed by the springfille
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Son for several years preceding her in death. With his son,
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James Scott Black on November eleventh, twenty twenty two, twin
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int the grandsons Bailey Thomas and Kemper Addison Black on
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October twenty eighth to nineteen ninety eight, and two brothers,
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Gary Barnett and Clyde Barnett. Survivors include her husband of
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fifty seven years.
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Speaker 2: Glenn Black, a son, Eric Black of Austin.
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Speaker 1: Texas, A daughter in law Stacy Lee Melbourne Black of Springfield,
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three grandchildren, Avery Black, Alexis Black, and Isaac Black. Two brothers,
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Wayne Cornette and Carolyn and Frankie Barnett and Linda both
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of Pao Lee, a sister Lynn Barnett, Williams and Harold
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of Brighton, Colorado, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services
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were held at two pm on Monday, March tenth at
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the carrion Son Funeral Home with Reverend Jerry Goss officiating.
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Burial was in the Peter Cemetery at Mackville. Serving as
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pallbearers were Avery Black, Alan Black, Mark Barnett, Greg Barnett,
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Joe Carpenter, and Eric Stevens. In lieu of flowers. The
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family request donations to the Maxwell community. Center or Peter Cemetery.
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Carrie and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Le Titia Rose mud Smith eighty nine. Letitia Rose mud Smith, aide,
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aged eighty nine, of Springfield, died at six oh eight
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pm Tuesday, March fourth, twenty twenty five, at village of Lebanon.
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Born March thirteenth, nineteen thirty five in Washington County. She
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was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Leo and
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Bernadat Taylor Mud, her husband, Francis Maurice Smith February sixth,
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twenty nineteen, a son, Francis Eloyas Smith October seventh, two thousand,
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two brothers Leroy, Buddy Mud and Randy Mudd, and four
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sisters sister Mary Angela Mudd, scn dot Boone, Norma and
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Mary Mud, and a son in law, Nikki Hamilton. She
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was a homemaker and an employee of several local restaurants,
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and was a member of Saint Dominic and Holy Trinity
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Catholic Churches. She is survived by a son, Butch and
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Debbie Smith of Louisa, Kentucky, five daughters, Sherrie Hamilton, Angela
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and Philip Haydon of Springfield, lew Anne and Mike Smith
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of Louisville and Kay Smith of Huntington, West Virginia. Two
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sisters Margaret Edwin of Fredericktown and Rose Marie Joe pat
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Taylor of Barnstown. Two sisters in law Carolyn Wallop of Indianapolis,
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Indiana and Anne mud of Fredericktown. Two brothers in laws,
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Don Smith of Springfield and Joe Mud of Fredericktown. Eleven
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grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren, and a special friend Margaret
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Trigg of Springfield. Funeral mass for Letitia Rose mud Smith
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was conducted at eleven a m Saturday, Marches twenty twenty
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five at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Fredericktown, with the
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Reverend Augustine judd Op officiating. Burial was at the Saint
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Dominic Holy Rosary Cemetery. Paul bears were grandsons Todd Hamilton,
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Justin alex Adam and Duke Smith, Marshall and Tinkyden Landon
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Broll and Luke Johnson. A prayer service was held seven
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pm Friday at Hill polland Robinson Funeral Home, where friends
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called from four until eight Friday and again from seven
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am until ten fifteen am Saturday morning, contributions are suggested
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to the Saint Dominic Church or School Hill poland Robinson's
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funeral home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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Speaker 2: Week six of.
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Speaker 1: The twenty twenty five legislative session by j R. Kline
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March twelfth, twenty twenty five, were in the home stretch,
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but point pody of work remains to be done. With
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just four legislative days before the veto period, Dames are
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moving quickly. Bills are being debated, final votes are happening,
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and we're working hard to pass legislation that will impact
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Kentucky families, businesses, and communities. The next few legislative days
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will be fast paced, and I want to keep you
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informed as we should make the final push. And I
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should point out that this is not written by JR.
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Speaker 2: Client.
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Speaker 1: This is actually written by Jimmy Higdon, who is a
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member of the Kentucky Senate. He goes on to say,
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at this point in the session, we've shifted our focus
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to hearing a large batch of House bills and committee
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and on the Senate floor. Just as the House is
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working through Senate builds, we're carefully reviewing their legislations to
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insure it aligns with the priorities of Kentuckian.
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Speaker 2: This week also brought a great.
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Speaker 1: Reminder of why this work matters, as students from across
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the stage visited the Capital for Kentucky Youth Advocacy Week.
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It's always inspiring to see young Kentuckians engage in the
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legislative process and share their visions for the future. This
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week of is provacy. Senate built SB one thirty six
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pass the Senate and move us closer to modernizing Kentucky's
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vehicle registration, insurance valuation process. This comprehensive transportation built streamlines
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bureaucratic processes, improves fairness for drivers, and expands services to
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better serve Kentuckians. One of the key provisions of s
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B one thirty six is a clean up of Kentucky's
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Automated Vehicle Information system are cavists to help county clerks
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in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet process vehicle registrations and title
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applications more efficiently. It also requires the Department of Revenue
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to establish emergency regulations allowing insurers to use nationally accepted
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valuation guides when determining the value of a total vehicle.
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This change brings consistency and fairness to the insurance claims
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process to make sure can Kentucky drivers receive accurate compensation. Additionally,
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SB one thirty six expands the Kentucky State Police's Drivers
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Testing Pilot program and increases the number of participating counties
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to make it easier for Kentuckians to complete their driving exams.
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This bill is about efficiency, transparency, and accessibility. Modernizing outdated
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processes makes it easier for Kentuckians to register vehicles, navigate
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insurance claims, and obtain essential information I'm sorry identification. Additionally,
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my SB nine past this week. It strengthens the Kentucky
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teacher's retirement system by standardizing sick leave policies, capping pensionable
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sickly at twelve days per year and requiring districts to
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cover the cost of additional leaps. It also mandates thirty
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days of maternity leave by twenty thirty, ensures trs reports
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sickly liabilities, and allows state audits for oversight. The bill
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aligns administrator leave policies with teacher leaf policies to improve
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pension sustainability in fairness. Below are several other bills that
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pass the Senate this week. That the Kentucky State House
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of Representatives may now take up. SB two fifty seven
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is a bill A co sponsors. It creates the Office
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of Government Efficiency within the Auditor of Public Accounts Office
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to identify waste, improve cost effectiveness, and enhance transparency. It
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formalizes the Auditor's structure, authorizes staffing and funding for efficiency initiatives.
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Speaker 2: The bill builds on a.
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Speaker 1: Decade of legislative efforts to ensure fiscal discipline, strengthen pensions,
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boost revenues or boost reserves I should stay, and lower
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income taxes. SB two sixty six, which A co sponsored,
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allows Kentucky State Police or chsp troopers to take off
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duty law enforcement jobs with commissioner approval and department regulations
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to prevent conflicts of interest. Also permits state owned vehicles
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with regular plates and sets policies on uniforms, equipment, and facilities.
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SB one established the Kentucky Film Office within the Cabinet
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for Economic Development to attract film and television productions, streamline permits,
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coordinate incentives, and market Kentucky as a filming destination. It
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creates the Kentucky Film Leadership Council to oversee tax incentives
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and industry policies. SB three updates Kentucky's INIL laws to
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align with anticipated legal settlements, allowing student athletes to receive
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direct compensation through agreements with universities. It sets fair market standards,
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permits sub licensing of NIL rights, and includes an emergency
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provision for immediate implementation. SB six improves education funding transparency
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by requiring the Sikh formula to include state paid fringe
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benefits in per pupil funding calculations. This will provide a
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more accurate picture of taxpayer investment. The changes take effect
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to Life First twenty twenty six. SB seven, the Right
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of Publicity Act, prohibits the unauthorized commercial use of unclosed
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images of individuals living or deceased in Kentucky.
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Speaker 2: It allows legal.
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Speaker 1: Action for misuse exempts cloud and Internet service providers, and
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preserves First Amendment protections for journalism, art, and entertainment. SB
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fifty eight allows special needs trusts to receive lifetime retirement
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benefits from Kentucky's public pension systems without affecting government assistance.
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It ensures trustees can manage payment, requires notification upon a
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beneficiary's death, and prevents annuity funds from reimbursing medicaids. Retirement
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systems may establish regulations for implementation. SB sixty three allows
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street legal special purpose vehicles on certain public roads under
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safety and registration conditions. It prohibits use on interstates and parkways,
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requires inspections, and exempts a farm used vehicles from registration.
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SB sixty eight reduces school administrative burdens by eliminating certain
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reporting requirements, clarifies school board tax authority, expands career and
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technical education, and repeals outdated statutes. SB ninety three requires
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private insurers, Medicaid, k CHIP, state employee and university health
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plans to cover hearing aids and services for children starting
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January first, twenty twenty six. It mandates at least one
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hearing aid per year, with a twenty five hundred dollars
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minimum per device. Consults the Kentucky Commission on the Death
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and Heart of Hearing on coverage levels, adjusts call sharing
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for higher priced devices, and sets network adequacy standards for
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pediatrics audiologists. SB one thirty creates new criminal offenses for
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gift card frauds, making it a Class D felony to
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tamper with or fuel gift card ard. It defines quote
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space value for prosecution and strengthens law enforcement tools to
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combat financial frauds. SB one thirty three enhances combat sports
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oversight by redefining exhibition, requiring sanctioning bodies to notify the
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Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission of Events, and strengthen regulatory compliance.
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SB one forty four bans the resale of firearms used
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in homicides and requires their destruction within ninety days of
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a court order. It also allows KSP to destroy unsafe, defaced,
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or contaminated firearms to prevent them from re entering circulation.
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SB one fifty three sets standards for pre payment claims
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for view and medicaid to prevent improper payments, increase oversight,
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and reduce fraud. It requires compliance with state regulations and,
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if necessary, federal approval. SB one sixty two strengthens unemployment
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fraud prevention by mandating notification of suspected fraud, disqualifying individuals
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under investigation from benefits, and tightening misconduct related termination rules.
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SB one eighty one establishes traceable communications systems for school
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employees in volunteers when messaging students, requires parental notification and
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mandates reporting of unauthorized communication to school officials and the
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educational professional standards for it. SB one eighty three requires
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proxy advisors working with state retirement systems to prioritize financial
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outcomes over environmental, social and governance also known as e
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SGS activism, mandate economic analysis for certain shareholder votes, and
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reduces reliance on politically motivated investment decisions. SB one ninety
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expands charitable gaming by increasing the number of allowable bingo
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sessions from two to three perbeat and extending the maximum
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weekly gaming hours from ten to fifteen. The changes would
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take effect July first. SB one ninety three requires the
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Secretary of State to issue a Jailer Service card to
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individuals who served as elected or appointed jailers, providing they
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were not.
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Speaker 2: Removed from office or disqualified.
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Speaker 1: SB two o two regulates cannabis and used beverages to
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protect consumers and establish oversight under the Kentucky Department of
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Alcohol Beverage Controls. It limits protests to five milligrams per serving,
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requires a University of Kentucky Cannabis Centre report by November first,
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and allows existing inventory exceeding the new limits to be
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sold until May first. SB two seven creates a waiver
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process for public schools to implement innovation strategies. This process
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allows them to tailor academic offerings, expand programs, and apply
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for state approoved flexibilities while maintaining over site. SB two
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eighteen improves financial transparency by directing the Kentucky Department of
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Revenue to create an online hub for local government spending
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and tax information. It requires public access by twenty twenty six.
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SB two thirty seven exempt experienced out of state law
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enforcement officers from Kentucky's Physical Agility test for Peace Officer
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certification to ease recruitment while maintaining professional standards. Senate Joint
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Resolution sixty six establishes the Air Mobility and Aviation Economic
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Development Task Force. Senate can Current Resolutions sixty seven directs
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the Legislative Research Commission to create the Disaster Prevention and
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Resiliency Task Force to study disaster mitigation and infrastructure resilience.
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The task Force must produce a report by December first.
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Several House measures were delivered to the Governor's desk. House
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Bill one nine vent one expands eligibility for burial in
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Kentucky State veterans cemeteries to certain National Guard and reserve
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members in their families. Aligning with federal standards takes effect
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January first, twenty twenty six. Houstel two sixteen allows Department
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of Agriculture employees, excluding Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy staff,
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to apply for funds, awards, or contracts.
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Speaker 2: From the office.
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Speaker 1: It includes an emergency provision. House Bill two nineteen requires
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emergency medical providers to receive sexual assault emergency response training,
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but does not mandate certification. House Bill two thirty four
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expands Kentucky Office of Homeland Security grants to airport security personnel.
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It directs firearm sales funds towards protective gear and technology
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to enhance safety and policing. Houspell two forty one provides
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school districts relief from excessive closures by granting an up
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to five additional NTI days, allowing extended school days, and
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waiving certain instructional day requirements. It prevents KDE from limiting
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virtual program enrollment. House Bill two sixty one permits retired
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CPAs to provide unpaid services such as tax preparation and
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nonprofit board participation without forfeiting their CPA license. House Bill
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to sixty two allows small CPA firms to retain the
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name of a deceased or retired owner. House Built three
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ninety one increases the threshold for selling pure Kentucky honey
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without regulatory permits from one hundred fifty to five hundred
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gallons to support small scale beekeepers. House can Current Resolution
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twenty directs the Legislative Research Commission to study access to
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the Sexual assault Nurse Examiners or saying in Kentucky with
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training led by the state's Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee.
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Once we wrap up these final legislative days, we'll enter
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the veto period to give the governor time to review
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the bills we've sent to his desk. He can sign
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them into law, let them take effect without his signature,
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or issue a veto. When we return for the remaining
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two days of the session, the legislature can override any
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vetos with a majority vote in both chambers. This ensures
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that our work isn't undone at the last minute, and
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the policies we worked hard to pass stay on track.
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Thank you for allowing me to serve you in the
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Kentucky Senate. Please contact my office at five zero two
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five six four eighty one zero zero or Jimmy dot
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Higden at Ky Legislature dot goo v if you have
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any questions, ideas or concerns.
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Speaker 2: Carret Go shares her cancer.
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Speaker 1: Struggle with Springfield Rotary by Jane Reen Kleine. Kathy Kerrico
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struggled with cancer twenty years ago and has celebrated her
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survival by volunteering her time at the American Cancer Society,
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specifically working for the annual Relay for Life. Karako said
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she received much appreciated support from the American Cancer Society
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twenty years ago in the form of gas cards, transportation
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to Lexington for treatment, and moral support from others who
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rode the van with her to Lexington. Already devoted to
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the annual Relay.
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Speaker 2: For Life, this year's event has taken on new meaning
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for Karaco as her cancer has returned and the battle
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begins anew for both.
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Speaker 1: She and her family. This concludes excerpts from recent editions
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of The Springfield Sun. Your leader today has been Amy
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Jones Timmony On behalf of everyone here at Radioif thank
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you for listening, keep on listening and have a good day.
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